Texas Motor Speedway, where NASCAR will hold the eighth race of its 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, is about 220 miles from Circuit of the Americas.

The announced attendance for the Formula 1 race at COTA last November was 113,162. TMS does not announce attendance figures but it is reducing its grandstand capacity to 112,552 for 2014 with infield admission also available.

“It’s a foolish move by Formula 1,” TMS President Eddie Gossage said in a statement Wednesday. “Our two NASCAR Sprint Cup races draw the two largest crowds in Texas sports. It isn’t the smartest move to try to compete with that.

“I’m sure regardless of what they say publicly, the folks at the Austin track are pulling their hair out over this one. They don’t have any say over their date.“

The Formula 1 race the last two years has conflicted with NASCAR’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“Due to the large number of NASCAR events scheduled annually, there will occasionally be overlaps with events at Circuit of The Americas, and that will happen next year,” COTA Chairman Bobby Epstein said in a news release. “However there are few similarities between a NASCAR race and the Formula 1 weekend we have developed. The F1 USGP is a massive, fun and entertaining experience that has performed well against all kinds of competition.

“Many members of the public were concerned that our first F1 race fell on the same date as the season-ending NASCAR race in Florida, and it proved to be a non-issue. Ultimately, we see this as a great opportunity to draw sports fans from around the world to Texas and to proving again that Austin is the place to enjoy premium racing and entertainment.”

In 2014, the NASCAR race will be televised on ESPN while the Formula 1 race will be on NBC. Starting in 2015, NBC will have rights to both events, which at least would likely mean different starting times if they ran on the same day.